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Hi guys and girls Ok well i've been lurking around on these forums for some time now. Recently I rooted my Nexus 5 and I must say I love it! I'm aiming to make this thread somewhat of a one stop for people who have just rooted or are considering rooting to see what is possible once you root your phone!
Alright so first things first, before you go any further you are going to need:
A rooted Nexus 5!
A fair amount of time.
if you are unsure of how to go about doing this please read through this thread made by the wonderful Chromium_:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905
OK, so from this point on i'm going to assume you have all the requisites you need so lets get into it shall we
Block adverts while browsing the web.
So i'm pretty sure that most of us have been blocking those frustrating pop ups and banner adverts while browsing the web on our PCs or Macs for years now right? (Yes, I am looking at you Mr. 888 Poker! ) But for some reason this is not possible to do on our phones. Not anymore! With your rooted phone you can install the superb adaway and wave those adverts goodbye!
Adaway is not however available from the playstore. Don't fear though you can get it here!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2190753
NB: If for some reason you are not currently blocking ads on your PC or Mac. I recommend the add on - adblockplus.
https://adblockplus.org
Install custom Lockrings, softkeys and more.
Bored of the standard android lockscreen? Don't want to have to mess around with apps such as widgetlocker which often prove to be quite unstable at times? Now you don't have to!
Check out this thread created by matthew0776
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2514238
With the files included in that thread you can have whatever look you could possibly want! As the thread states however, in order to flash them on your device you will need the application ZipThemer.
ZipThemer is a simple enough application to use and is available from the playstore.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kellinwood.zipthemer
In order to use ZipThemer the steps are as follows:
1) Open the ZipThemer application and press Update Edify, you will find this in the drop down menu which appears when you press the 3 dots in the top corner of the right hand side of the screen.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
2) Once you press Update Edify you should be greeted with this screen:
3) Press 'Browse'
4) Select the firmware file you are currently using. It could be called, for example, pa_hammerhead-4.0-BETA6-20140217.zip
5) Press 'Configure' A message at the bottom of the screen should pop up at this point which says 'success'.
6) Press the back key once. You should end up at this screen:
7) Once at the screen above press '+Theme' You should then be presented with this screen:
8) Press the green back arrow on the screen above and browse to the location of your lockring/sofkey .zip file you downloaded and placed on your device earlier.
9) Press 'Build It!' and make sure you select the option to make a backup/undo so you can always switch back to stock easily or if there is any issues.
10) Boot device into recovery (CWM or TWRP) Select install Zip from SD card and install it! You will find your file in the root of your SD card for easy access.
ZipThemer not working? Don't worry all hope is not lost! The method above works for the vast majority but if you are one of the unfortunate few there is a solution!
Follow the steps above as usual but when you get to step #4 (Browse for firmware file) Select this file:
http://d-h.st/CgG
Instead of whatever firmware file you are currently running on your device.
Again all credit goes to matthew0776 here. I have simply tried to rephrase the instructions he provided in the thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39572221&postcount=18&nocache=1&z=5376182028558105
To make them easier to understand
Change your boot animation.
Alright so did you know now that you've rooted your phone you can change the boot animation to whatever you like? Well you can! And below i'm going to try my best to explain how.
Ok, now there are a few ways to do this. Personally I like to do things manually however so that's the way i'm going to demonstrate here. If however you don't fancy doing the legwork yourself though (and don't mind paying a small sum) I am aware of a option in the awesome ROM Toolbox pro which does pretty much the same thing. You can get ROM Toolbox pro from the playstore here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.liberty.toolboxpro
So, you've decided to stick with me then?! Alright cool, well here is how to do it the good old fashioned way then
You will need:
Root Explorer: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer
A custom boot animation: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2577081 (Thanks to thor6577)
1) Open Root Explorer and navigate your way to: system/media.
2) Here you will find a file called bootanimation.zip Select this file (press the tick to the right of it) and rename it. To do this press the 3 dots in the top corner of the right hand side of the screen once you have selected it and press 'Rename' You may be greeted with a warning at this stage asking if you wish to change the file system from read-only to read-write the answer is YES.
3) Rename the file to bottanimation.zip1 . This is essentially making a backup
4) Browse to wherever you have saved your new custom boot animation and copy it over to this directory (system/media)
NOTE: Your custom boot animation MUST BE called bootanimation.zip or it will not work.
5) Reboot and enjoy
Change your LCD screen density.
The Nexus 5 has absolutely gorgeous 5" display but in my opinion it does not make the most of it out the box! With a rooted phone however you can change the LCD density of the screen to whatever you like!
In simple terms changing the density effects how large icons and widgets will appear on your screen. This means the lower the density the more you can fit on one screen
Changing the screen density on a rooted phone is an incredibly simple Build.prop tweak. Certain custom ROMs come with this feature already nicely packaged into the ROM for example the ROM I am using AOSB 1.3.1 does.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2615590
But, if your ROM doesn't or you have decided to stay on stock don't worry To change you LCD Density follow the steps below:
1) Open Root Explorer and navigate your way to system.
2) Select build.prop (Press the blue tick)
3) Click on the three dots on the top right of the screen and select 'Open in Text Editor' You may be greeted with a prompt here which 'WARNING' file system read-only, switch to read-write? (I'm paraphrasing) The answer is of course YES.
4) Find the entry ro.sf.LCD_density.
5) Change the number directly after the '=' to what you want the screen density to be. You can go anywhere from 300 - 480 before apps such as the Playstore start to break. Personally I use 340 dpi and I think its perfect, its all personal preference though
6) Press the three bars in the top right corner and select save changes.
7) Reboot your phone and enjoy
For more information on LCD density and discussion please check out this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2517311
mmmm PIE!
PIE is a nice little feature you may have stumbled across browsing these forums. If you haven't already it looks like this:
Pretty cool right?! Well I thought so anyway. Well with your rooted phone now you can have it to Now there are two ways (which I know of) how you can get this. The first way is the simplest by far. Many ROMS come with this nice feature already installed. To find out if yours does just check out the features page. Often you don't even have to do that its actually written in the title of whatever ROM you are using. To check out all the custom ROMs available for the Nexus 5 on XDA check out these two forums:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/development
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/orig-development
Now if your ROM does come with PIE baked into it. Your already all set, just go to your settings page and you will find the options for it in there. However if you are still running stock don't worry you can have PIE too thanks to noname81. To get it visit here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330150
noname81's app couldn't be simpler to use either, simply download the latest build and place it somewhere easily accessible on your device, for example, Download. Then browse for it using whatever file manager you like (there's loads on the Playstore) however personally I like ES File manager the most if you just cant make your mind up. Its free and you can get it here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop
Once you've found it click on the apk and hit install.
NOTE: YOU MUST ALLOW INSTALLATION OF APPS FROM UNKNOWN SOURCES.
To do this:
1) Go to settings.
2) Scroll down to 'Personal' and press on 'Security'.
3) Scroll down to 'Device Administration'
4) Press the check box located to the right of the entry 'unknown sources'.
AppBar (Xposed Framework)
Ok, well the options really are somewhat limitless with this so i'm not going to go through all of them. Instead i'm just going to focus on one of my personal favorites, The AppBar. If you are wondering what AppBar is, it's a little feature which looks like this:
AppBar is not permanently on show like the picture above however. It simply slides into frame when you touch a certain area of the screen which you can personally set up to your liking (much like PIE above).
Ok, so i'm going to put in a slight warning here, in terms of actually installing the app, this one is slightly more work than the others I have mentioned. It's still nothing to challenging though, I promise!
To get AppBar. The first thing you are going to need to do is install the Xposed Framework. You can get it here:
http://repo.xposed.info/module/de.robv.android.xposed.installer
1) Once, you've installed the apk above you should be greeted with this screen (if you are not, navigate your way to it):
2) Once at the screen above, press Install/Update and let it do its thing.
3) Reboot phone.
4) Once you've rebooted, go back into the Xposed installer and press the tab on the top left of the screen.
5) Select 'Download' from the drop down menu which appears. You should be landed at this screen:
6) Scroll down until you find XBlast Tools and install the correct version for whatever version of android you are running.
7) Press on the entry and hit download.
8) Once it's finished you will get a notification which says something along the lines of 'Xposed module is not active yet'
9) Open your notification bar and press on the notification.
10) You will end up at this screen:
11) Press the check box to the right of XBlast Tools [1.8.0]
12) Reboot.
Once you've rebooted you should see a new icon in your app draw called XBlast Tools, open it.
1) Scroll down to the entry AppBar .
2) Enable it using the slider.
3) To set up what you want in you appbar content go to 'Setup Appbar content'
4) You will be taken to this screen:
5) Drag and drop apps into the bar on the left
6) You can adjust the trigger position, height, width and transparency using the sliders on the first screen.
Note: Thanks to femblack (Riyajudeen Mohamed yousuf) for XBlast tools if you which to support him you can buy XBlast tools from the Playstore here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ind.fem.black.xposed.mods
Flash a custom kernel.
NOTE: You must have a custom recovery installed (Dont have one? Check the top of this thread )
Ok, well there are quite a few reasons why to install a custom kernel. In short (very short) You can install a custom Kernel for one of these 3 reasons.
1) To improve battery life. (Undervolting)
2) To improve performance. (Overclocking)
3) Fancy features such as double tab screen to wake device (My personal favorite). Swipe across screen to sleep device etc etc.
Installing a custom kernel is actually remarkably easy especially thanks to the developers who have included AROMA installers. All you have to do is put the zip file on your SDcard boot into recovery and follow the on screen instructions.
For the purpose of this post i'm going to point you towards the ElementalX as it is the Kernel I am currently running and I have had no issues with it personally. it is also incredibly easy to set up and seems like it would serve as a good starting point for newcomers. You can find it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2519607 (Thanks to flar2)
Please note that this is far from the only option when it comes to kernels its just the easiest in my opinion. if you want to see more kernels for the Nexus 5 and decide for yourself have a browse around this forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/orig-development
IMPORTANT: When flashing any custom kernel you must be sure you have the right build for whatever base you are running. Some ROMs are CM based others are AOSP based and so on. ALWAYS CHECK FIRST.
Thats it for now everyone! Hope this thread is of some use. Plan to add information on HALO and MultiWindow when possible as well as a few other things.
More to come!
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Quite nice thread for newcomers, and it might, as it grows, be a go-to for those of us who have been rooted for ages in case we forgot about some of the stuff we can do/achieve with root
One question though, why not use the features included in Rom Toolsbox Pro, since you're already using it. I has a root explorer, if you swipe once to the left in the main menu, you'll get to a Build.prop editor and one more swipe will bring you to the Boot Animations "switcher". Think about it
Nice thread, changing dpi is the first thing i do when i root, but I don't think its appropriate to call that "changing the screen resolution" , we are simply changing dpi, not resolution.
I like where this thread is going, thanks for your time just adding my support. I'm rooted. Flashed Faux Kernel but still stock. I'm still waiting for AOKP or Paranoid put out their hand even more.
Used to run carbon on my n4. But I'm just neat picky about by clock position, battery icon, toggles *torch, extended boot menu and Navbar. My main reasons I used custom ROMs.
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Gormsen said:
Quite nice thread for newcomers, and it might, as it grows, be a go-to for those of us who have been rooted for ages in case we forgot about some of the stuff we can do/achieve with root
One question though, why not use the features included in Rom Toolsbox Pro, since you're already using it. I has a root explorer, if you swipe once to the left in the main menu, you'll get to a Build.prop editor and one more swipe will bring you to the Boot Animations "switcher". Think about it
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Honestly there is no real reason not to this, I just learnt how to do it the old fashioned way first and old habits and all that. Also the above method can be done for free using any root explorer whereas for ROM toolbox you have to pay. Also i've found that using ROM toolboxes boot animations are quite often not scaled to fit the screen properly!
Dakura said:
Nice thread, changing dpi is the first thing i do when i root, but I don't think its appropriate to call that "changing the screen resolution" , we are simply changing dpi, not resolution.
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Thankyou, and yes you are correct, fixed it
Michael-1993 said:
Honestly there is no real reason not to this, I just learnt how to do it the old fashioned way first and old habits and all that. Also the above method can be done for free using any root explorer whereas for ROM toolbox you have to pay. Also i've found that using ROM toolboxes boot animations are quite often not scaled to fit the screen properly!
Thankyou, and yes you are correct, fixed it
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I'm also a fan of doing things manually, so no arguing there
My though was that, when being a noob at all of this, there's a lot to handle, a lot of words and a lot of tools to use. Rom Toolbox gathers a lot of options in a single app, and might simplify things for the slow learning newcomer.
You could also teach him to set his kernel using scripts, but using an app like Trickster og System Tuner simplifies things, a lot!
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Gormsen said:
I'm also a fan of doing things manually, so no arguing there
My though was that, when being a noob at all of this, there's a lot to handle, a lot of words and a lot of tools to use. Rom Toolbox gathers a lot of options in a single app, and might simplify things for the slow learning newcomer.
You could also teach him to set his kernel using scripts, but using an app like Trickster og System Tuner simplifies things, a lot!
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That's a great idea! Ill add it as soon as I get time
And yeah, you're right it is a lot to take in at first I suppose, I am trying my best to make the thread as simple as possible though I promise! i'm also planning on adding how to backup applications and accounts as well as how to dual boot multiple ROMS at some point. But yeah ROM Toolbox really is a a great tool. I may add a section dedicated just to the main features on that as well
Michael-1993 said:
That's a great idea! Ill add it as soon as I get time
And yeah, you're right it is a lot to take in at first I suppose, I am trying my best to make the thread as simple as possible though I promise! i'm also planning on adding how to backup applications and accounts as well as how to dual boot multiple ROMS at some point. But yeah ROM Toolbox really is a a great tool. I may add a section dedicated just to the main features on that as well
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And you're doing a great job so, the OP has really grown a lot in just a couple of days.
A couple of suggestions:
1. You might wanna consider making an index, since this thread is going to grow a lot and it might end up being hard to get an overview.
2. How about a dedicated Xposed section since the possibilities with this are almost endless?
I know all of this takes time, so just get to it as you see fit. Keep up the good work
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Hey Thanks for such informative thread, I subscribed to your thread and look forward to learn more.
I am interested in changing the DPI of my phone especially to the level that is on Samsung Note 2. This is purely because of the game 8 ball pool from Miniclip as the game looks different on Note 2 and different on N5. Do you have any idea what is the DPI of Note 2 v/s our phone.
Thanks.
kailashnj said:
Hey Thanks for such informative thread, I subscribed to your thread and look forward to learn more.
I am interested in changing the DPI of my phone especially to the level that is on Samsung Note 2. This is purely because of the game 8 ball pool from Miniclip as the game looks different on Note 2 and different on N5. Do you have any idea what is the DPI of Note 2 v/s our phone.
Thanks.
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Yeah well the Note 2's DPI is set at 320 by default, but the general consensus seems to be 240 DPI looks sharpest on that phone. Bare in mind the Note 2 has a 5.5" screen though which is somewhat larger than the Nexus 5 so it may not work quite so well for you, give it ago though! Would be cool to see what you think, like I said i struggle to tolerate anything lower than 340 myself but its all personal prefrence
Thanks to joyo22 for the information. Thread is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2243799
I assume this will be the full source eventually, could take a day or so to complete though. Hopefully this will open up the doors to ROM development.
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/build/+/lollipop-wear-release
EDIT: /kernel/msm/ is showing dory-3.10-lollipop, and platform/manifest/ is showing wear 5.0.0.
that's great news, thanks for sharing!
hopefully some of the really talented developers around here start working on it or port roms deveoped for other watches to the LG Watch R (isn't it nice that they all are so similar spec-wise )
Got my watch update to5.0.1 , wear it on hand and update it when i wearing it, takes about 5 mins to complete the entire process and the screen went BLACK ~~~~~ and my wrist can feel the watch back panel very hot.
i have to turn it on manually after that wolaaaaa~~ boom the new 5.0.1 with few new features
1. pull down menu to have cinema mode, sunlight mode
2.swipe up to dismiss all notification
3. some minor interface menu changes
@limesoft: and thats related to this thread exactly how?
New N9 with Pie OS, UAE sim-free. Could not install unknown apps, despite giving permissions. (Max deGoogle on my devices.) Rooting anyway: Dr Ketan's excellent Pie ROM flashed. Still couldn't install unknown apps - until I let Titanium install a companion app. Very strange. Now discovered that some of the installed apps - that I use frequently - would not open. Have Pie on N8 for months, no such problems there. Anyone have these issues?
Is One UI the problem? Have used it on the N8, but never impressed by it. 1. Hard press Home button to get to Home Screen involved a momentary detour through Lock Screen. Doesn't happen with Oreo, so obviously sloppy coding. 2. Time on status bar now on left. Why? Previously could check status of phone with a glance, now must check right and then check left. 3. Camera: to view last shot need to reach thumb down now to button, which involves shifting hold on phone. Previously, this button above shoot button and within easy reach. Both 2 and 3 are senseless modifications, that only add to the nuisance value of One UI. No doubt there are other inconveniences (the infantile icons, for instance), and no doubt many of them will be corrected with version 2. But the effect right now is to downgrade the overall impact of the Pie OS.
Anyway, solved all this by flashing the good doctor's Oreo ROM. Everything works as it should.
For the record: the N9 is a beauty. The N8 is a workhorse, reminds of Note 4, while the N9 has echoes of the N7/FE.
Just as the title says I'm just asking those of you who are rooted and a quick brief explanation of why? Even those not rooted I would also encourage to Express your reasonings.
Personally I'm not rooted right now because I don't have TWRP and Google pay is iffy at the moment but I would love to root for substratum, adaway, and Viper sound mods.
Thanks guys.
Google Pay works with a simple fix in Termux app - no issues with it unless you use EdXposed.
I'm rooted for modding, theming, ability to install custom kernel, Button Mapper capabilities, Swift Backup, ability to fix device ambient EQ, ability to mod Active Edge, ability to use Lawnchair with QuickStep recents. mod accent colors to cool neon colors, iYTPB YouTube mod.. Substratum (not using currently but will be soon), ability to hide navbar.. the list goes on.
I'm rooted because this is a Google device with open source code and active development so modding and customizing my device is easy, fun, and I am able to see the changes being made without the blind guesswork and hackery involved in trying to develop for so many half-baked source release devices.
rooted so I can use;
- AdAway
- ViPER4Android
- EdXposed
As previously mentioned, Gpay is working fine.
And you don't "need" TWRP to root the P4XL.
sharpz811 said:
Just as the title says I'm just asking those of you who are rooted and a quick brief explanation of why? Even those not rooted I would also encourage to Express your reasonings.
Personally I'm not rooted right now because I don't have TWRP and Google pay is iffy at the moment but I would love to root for substratum, adaway, and Viper sound mods.
Thanks guys.
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wrongway213 said:
Google Pay works with a simple fix in Termux app - no issues with it unless you use EdXposed.
I'm rooted for modding, theming, ability to install custom kernel, Button Mapper capabilities, Swift Backup, ability to fix device ambient EQ, ability to mod Active Edge, ability to use Lawnchair with QuickStep recents. mod accent colors to cool neon colors, iYTPB YouTube mod.. Substratum (not using currently but will be soon), ability to hide navbar.. the list goes on.
I'm rooted because this is a Google device with open source code and active development so modding and customizing my device is easy, fun, and I am able to see the changes being made without the blind guesswork and hackery involved in trying to develop for so many half-baked source release devices.
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Thanks for your input guys but I'm a little confused through googling I see a magisk module that supposedly does all the necessary scripting in the background and then like mentioned here I see manually editing via termux. So I'm just wondering what is the exact procedure or is there a thread I can't seem to find with the exact instructions?
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Thanks for your input guys but I'm a little confused through googling I see a magisk module that supposedly does all the necessary scripting in the background and then like mentioned here I see manually editing via termux. So I'm just wondering what is the exact procedure or is there a thread I can't seem to find with the exact instructions?
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I recommend this Termux fix, believe spaceman860 from DU is the first I saw using this but could be wrong, copying this from Telegram
Gpay fix v2
1. Install Termux app and open the app
2. Type pkg install sqlite hit enter and let it install.
3. Type su hit enter
4. Copy and paste this then hit enter
am force-stop /data/data/com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel && chmod 777 /data/data/com.google.android.gms/databases/dg.db && /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/sqlite3 /data/data/com.google.android.gms/databases/dg.db "update main set c='0' where a like '%attest%';" && chmod 444 /data/data/com.google.android.gms/databases/dg.db
5. Reboot
I'm rooted mainly so I can install a custom kernel. I always end up rooting for one small reason or another.
Because i can
Adaway for now.
I root for,
AdAway
YouTube Vanced
Active Edge Mod
Custom Fonts
Themes (Swift Installer and Substratum)
Viper4Android
Centre Clock Mod
Build prop edits (just to change volume steps, really)
Screen recorder with internal audio recording
iOS Emojis
Some Tasker stuff that requires root
Swift Backup
SD Maid Pro
Main feature is custom kernel... It can realy provide a boost
@rickysidhu_ can you give me a link to the screen recording app please?
un9a7y said:
@rickysidhu_ can you give me a link to the screen recording app please?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.orpheusdroid.screenrecorder
- AdAway
- ViPER4Android
- EX Kernel
Yes, rooted.
Because I use:
Custom Kernels (battery saving)
BlackenedMod (battery saving)
AdAway (no ads!)
YouTube Vanced (YouTube without ads and other cool features!)
Custom Themes (just a better colour palate for OEM colours in styles)
Viper4Android (awesome sound on speakers/earphones)
Centre Clock Mod (purely aesthetic)
TiB (backing up and restoring apps)
I haven't rooted since the first pixel. Haven't needed to. Adguard premium does what I need along with YouTube vanced.
I'll never bother messing with my phones again.
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I'm rocking a P3xl, but I rooted for...
Advanced Charging Control module - allows me to control how the battery is charged - (ie lower the max charge to 80% and other things that should increase overall battery life)
Active Edge Mod (mostly standard settings, but can squeeze to take a picture when the camera is open instead of having to press the shutter button on the screen. This really helps when trying to hold the phone with one hand).
Viper4Android
AdAway
YouTube Vanced
ExperimentalX kernel - great kernel and it has high brightness mode (HBM) support too. (Like the Pixel 4 series, the 3a series has a max brightness that is actually lower than the screen is capable of. HBM overrides this and truly maxes the brightness. It really helps when using the phone outside in bright sunlight).
With the Pixel 4 series, I think being able to map the Soli gestures for other things might be very interesting too.
FINGERFACE!!!!!! How can Google release a flagship model with no FP sensor before getting all the banking/security apps to support the Face-unlock API???
They don't call it the bleeding edge for nothing and something had to come first; there would never be support without need and there is no need until someone creates it. Realistically Google has used their power over the ecosystem to require support and it's going to be ubiquitous in the near future. For now, some of us have to bleed a little bit...
krabman said:
They don't call it the bleeding edge for nothing and something had to come first; there would never be support without need and there is no need until someone creates it. Realistically Google has used their power over the ecosystem to require support and it's going to be ubiquitous in the near future. For now, some of us have to bleed a little bit...
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No need to bleed, just root and install EdXposed and Fingerface.
No longer feel the need to root. System is working just fine and I'm using DNS66 from f-Droid with AdAway hosts. It's working absolutely fine without rooting.
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Hi dear members.
Long story short, i am fed up with the display setting that it's supposed to force fullscreen on selected apps but that does nothing 90% of the time at best. I also noticed that many people over here and reddit hoped that developpement would help bringing this to life with time.
I see that we couldn't find a sustainable solution for this, no modding, no rooting, no custom rom...
Only "app cloner" manages the result but doesn't work with many apps.
I wish we could have a developer option allowing the notch to be ignored system wide. Even if it means losing that circle portion of the display with app details being rendered behind the punch hole.
I bought into losing a small circle, not an entire portion of my screen. End result is that the screen panel is bigger than the galaxy s9 (or my previous lg v30) but in reality there is less usable screen space with this phone.
If we manage, all of our apps could take advantage of the entire screen. Too many apps are cut on top or on the side (landscape). Other 16/9 apps arend centered (fullscreen browser videos, many games, video editing software,... I always went "immersive mode" with all my previous devices but with the Galaxy s10, that's impossible except for (almost exclusively) the gallery app and YouTube.
TLDR : i wish we could get true immersive mode system wide if we wanted to.
I would like us to launch a petition that we would show Samsung via Twitter or something. English not being my native language, is also need help to write it's description in a concise way.
If enough people would mind being part of this, or helping for visibility (like push for a front page article on xda, share with the other s10, s10e, s10+, note 10 forums...) That would be great. Not only for our devices, as power users but also, for future buyers since the gs11 will most likely have the same notch as the note 10 series.
Many thanks in advance !!
note 10 plus fullscreen immersive
Thanks much for posting this. I'm up to as well to get this done. I have done the immersive on other Samsung phones, s9 plus, note 9. Believe it or not this was the main reason I went on to upgrade to the this phone with the main purpose of doing the ADB Commands and get it full immersive but little did I know this is not possible with the note 10 plus. it's a disgrace that Noone seems to care about this
What apps specifically don't work with full screen. Everything I use is full screen and if not I change the aspect ratio on the app settings and it works fine.
loverde74 said:
Thanks much for posting this. I'm up to as well to get this done. I have done the immersive on other Samsung phones, s9 plus, note 9. Believe it or not this was the main reason I went on to upgrade to the this phone with the main purpose of doing the ADB Commands and get it full immersive but little did I know this is not possible with the note 10 plus. it's a disgrace that Noone seems to care about this
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It is definitely possible.
Search for "notch" module in Magisk.
Install it and then go to Settings-Developer-Notch -> select last one, no cutout.
Now immersive mode will actually be full screen. Problem is, right padding needs adjusting, otherwise the status bar icons will sit underneath the camera.
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It's not like samsung dev hasn't thought about it. But they went in the end with the lesser devil, disable the whole notch bar.
The main problem being that apps will not know to go around the camera. Nor have dynamic paddings for icons and buttons.
So for example with immersive mode on (full screen, no black bar) on all apps. You will notice that almost every app has the three dotted button, icon in the corner, which will be hidden under the camera. Samsung QC will never officially allow this.
Perhaps that's why Note10, S20 and the others, have the camera in the middle. Using immersive mode, will not cover much important info, so we might see it in the future on those phones.
But as it stands, S10 (or any corner cutout phone) will not display apps correctly, hence there will never be an official fix.
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Pro tip: Instead of enabling system-wide immersive mode and get frustrated in some apps, I remember there was a paid app, granular immersive, or something. Which allow you to enable full screen only on some apps.
But Magisk notch module has to be installed in any case.
true2you said:
Hi dear members.
Long story short, i am fed up with the display setting that it's supposed to force fullscreen on selected apps but that does nothing 90% of the time at best. I also noticed that many people over here and reddit hoped that developpement would help bringing this to life with time.
I see that we couldn't find a sustainable solution for this, no modding, no rooting, no custom rom...
Only "app cloner" manages the result but doesn't work with many apps.
I wish we could have a developer option allowing the notch to be ignored system wide. Even if it means losing that circle portion of the display with app details being rendered behind the punch hole.
I bought into losing a small circle, not an entire portion of my screen. End result is that the screen panel is bigger than the galaxy s9 (or my previous lg v30) but in reality there is less usable screen space with this phone.
If we manage, all of our apps could take advantage of the entire screen. Too many apps are cut on top or on the side (landscape). Other 16/9 apps arend centered (fullscreen browser videos, many games, video editing software,... I always went "immersive mode" with all my previous devices but with the Galaxy s10, that's impossible except for (almost exclusively) the gallery app and YouTube.
TLDR : i wish we could get true immersive mode system wide if we wanted to.
I would like us to launch a petition that we would show Samsung via Twitter or something. English not being my native language, is also need help to write it's description in a concise way.
If enough people would mind being part of this, or helping for visibility (like push for a front page article on xda, share with the other s10, s10e, s10+, note 10 forums...) That would be great. Not only for our devices, as power users but also, for future buyers since the gs11 will most likely have the same notch as the note 10 series.
Many thanks in advance !
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TL;DR!!!
LOL jk man
if anything is going to get this done, itll have to be a device-wide system update that will be a major PITA for Samsung. I personally believe that not having this option is a literal mistake and to correct it, theyll have to admit that it was a f**k up from the get go. Im betting that "GoodLock" is going to be our best bet to get this accomplished as it is allowed root access from Samsung and its written by Samsung, so it can allow this "personal preference" that they should have built in in the first place.
Id bug the goodlock folks. Its probably your only hope
Youdoofus said:
TL;DR!!!
LOL jk man
if anything is going to get this done, itll have to be a device-wide system update that will be a major PITA for Samsung. I personally believe that not having this option is a literal mistake and to correct it, theyll have to admit that it was a f**k up from the get go. Im betting that "GoodLock" is going to be our best bet to get this accomplished as it is allowed root access from Samsung and its written by Samsung, so it can allow this "personal preference" that they should have built in in the first place.
Id bug the goodlock folks. Its probably your only hope
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Ha, the Goodlock folks cant even update their old stuff, forget anything new.
Tel864 said:
Ha, the Goodlock folks cant even update their old stuff, forget anything new.
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sad but true. goodlock is the most likely path we have to Samsung giving us access to modding stuff we will likely ever see. Im just glad that i can change my buttons on the bottom TBH, i like having a kitty butt as my back button LOL!!
Magisk meaning you need to be rooted?
a_bolog said:
It is definitely possible.
Search for "notch" module in Magisk.
Install it and then go to Settings-Developer-Notch -> select last one, no cutout.
Now immersive mode will actually be full screen. Problem is, right padding needs adjusting, otherwise the status bar icons will sit underneath the camera.
-----
It's not like samsung dev hasn't thought about it. But they went in the end with the lesser devil, disable the whole notch bar.
The main problem being that apps will not know to go around the camera. Nor have dynamic paddings for icons and buttons.
So for example with immersive mode on (full screen, no black bar) on all apps. You will notice that almost every app has the three dotted button, icon in the corner, which will be hidden under the camera. Samsung QC will never officially allow this.
Perhaps that's why Note10, S20 and the others, have the camera in the middle. Using immersive mode, will not cover much important info, so we might see it in the future on those phones.
But as it stands, S10 (or any corner cutout phone) will not display apps correctly, hence there will never be an official fix.
-----
Pro tip: Instead of enabling system-wide immersive mode and get frustrated in some apps, I remember there was a paid app, granular immersive, or something. Which allow you to enable full screen only on some apps.
But Magisk notch module has to be installed in any case.
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Click to collapse
so magisk module meaningful I need to have my phone rooted?
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true2you said:
Hi dear members.
Long story short, i am fed up with the display setting that it's supposed to force fullscreen on selected apps but that does nothing 90% of the time at best. I also noticed that many people over here and reddit hoped that developpement would help bringing this to life with time.
I see that we couldn't find a sustainable solution for this, no modding, no rooting, no custom rom...
Only "app cloner" manages the result but doesn't work with many apps.
I wish we could have a developer option allowing the notch to be ignored system wide. Even if it means losing that circle portion of the display with app details being rendered behind the punch hole.
I bought into losing a small circle, not an entire portion of my screen. End result is that the screen panel is bigger than the galaxy s9 (or my previous lg v30) but in reality there is less usable screen space with this phone.
If we manage, all of our apps could take advantage of the entire screen. Too many apps are cut on top or on the side (landscape). Other 16/9 apps arend centered (fullscreen browser videos, many games, video editing software,... I always went "immersive mode" with all my previous devices but with the Galaxy s10, that's impossible except for (almost exclusively) the gallery app and YouTube.
TLDR : i wish we could get true immersive mode system wide if we wanted to.
I would like us to launch a petition that we would show Samsung via Twitter or something. English not being my native language, is also need help to write it's description in a concise way.
If enough people would mind being part of this, or helping for visibility (like push for a front page article on xda, share with the other s10, s10e, s10+, note 10 forums...) That would be great. Not only for our devices, as power users but also, for future buyers since the gs11 will most likely have the same notch as the note 10 series.
Many thanks in advance !!
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Is possible to achieve it Now. Download system UI tuner. Connect phone to laptop and execute adb commands to hide the navigation bar. Disconnect phone, go to galaxy store, download Good Lock, then open up the app then download multistar . Open multistar go to the last option to stretch The screen over the camera hole. Chose options to all.... Now go to system UI tuner and select hide navigation bar.... that's all